Athanasii Kircheri e Soc. Jesu Mundus subterraneus, : in XII libros digestus; quo divinum subterrestris mundi opificium, mira ergasteriorum naturae in eo distributio, verbo [Pantamorphon] protei regnum, uniuersae denique naturae majestas & divitiae summa rerum varietate exponuntur, abditorum effectuum causae acri indagine inquisitae demonstrantur, cognitae per artis & naturae conjugium ad humanae vitae necessarium usum vario experimentorum apparatu, necnon novo modo & ratione applicantur

by: Kircher, Athanasius, 1602-1680; Schor, Johann Paul, 1615-1674. egr RPJCB; Matham, Theodor, approximately 1606-1676. egr RPJCB; Passe, Crispyn van de, approximately 1591-approximately 1670. egr RPJCB; Siourtsma, Anthonie Heeres, b. approximately 1629. egr RPJCB

Publication date: 1678

Topics: Science, Geology, Natural history, Imprint 1678

Publisher: Amstelodami : Apud Joannem Janssonium à Waesberge & filios

Collection: jcbgerman; JohnCarterBrownLibrary; americana

Digitizing sponsor: John Carter Brown Library

Contributor: John Carter Brown Library

Language: Latin

Vol.I: [20], 366, [6]; v. II: [10], 507, [9] p

Title of v. 2: Athanasii Kircheri e Soc. Iesu Mundi subterranei tomus II.us In V. libros digestus, quibus mundi subterranei fructus exponuntur, et quidquid tantum rarum, insolitum, et portentosum in foecundo Naturae utero continetur, ante oculos ponitur curiosi lectoris

Part of title transliterated from the Greek

First published Amsterdam 1665

Text in double columns; some text in Hebrew, Greek and Arabic type; side notes

T.p. of v. 1 has engraved vignette with inscription "Sapiens dominabitur astris;" added, engraved t.p. is signed Jo. Paul.s Schor delin. Romae, Theod. Matham sculpsit; vol. 2 has engraved t.p. only, signed C. vande Pas delineavit, A. Siourtsma sculpsit

Numerous engraved ill. and woodcut diagrams in the text, volvelles in vol. 1, p. 165 and 167, tables

Signatures: (v. 1) *⁴ 2*⁶ A-2Z⁴ 3A²; (v. 2) pi1 *⁴ A-3R⁴ 3S⁶

Index argumentorum and Index rerum & verborum locupletissimus at beginning and end of v. 1 and 2 each

Errata at end of v. 2

Brunet

Sabin

Backer-Sommervogel

John Carter Brown Library copy purchased with the assistance of the Harper Fund

John Carter Brown Library copy has previous owner's signature B. de Guddere (?) dated 1749 on front fly-leaf. Bound in contemporary sheep

Notes

No copyright, table of contents. Because multiple chapters appear on a single page, chapters are not asserted. Gutter and glass may be captured to maximize text visibility. Cropping of text may occur due to narrow margins, thickness of book.

Accession: 70-483

Addeddate: 2015-10-15 18:30:12.357674

Associated-names: Schor, Johann Paul, 1615-1674; Matham, Theodor, approximately 1606-1676; Passe, Crispyn van de, approximately 1591-approximately 1670; Siourtsma, Anthonie Heeres, b. approximately 1629